Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,284 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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The Bloods (1972 – )
United States Capitol, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., 2013
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(1957) Civil Rights Act of 1957
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James Wormley Jones (1884-1958)
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John L. Handcox (1904-1992)

Explore Global African History

25th Infantry at the Battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba, July 1, 1898
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Battle of San Juan and Kettle Hill (1898)
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Juan Garcia (1495?- ? )
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Harlem Désir (1959- )
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Ancient Nubia (ca. 5000 BC-500 AD)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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U.S. Marshal Luke Moore at Ole Miss, 1962
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Arkansas Pioneers in Flight: African Americans in Aviation from the Natural State, 1932 to 1953.
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Contraband Hospital, 1862-1863: Health Care For the First Freedpeople
Edythe Turnham and Her Knights of Syncopation, Seattle, 1925
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Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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